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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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